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Government

• Government
• Type: Republic.
• Independence: September 1, 1991.
• Constitution: December 8, 1992.
• Branches: Executive--president, prime minister, cabinet. Legislative--bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an Upper House or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regional governing councils to serve 5-year terms and 16 are appointed by the president) and a Lower House or Legislative Chamber (150 seats; elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms). Judiciary--Supreme Court, constitutional court, economic court.
• Administrative subdivisions (viloyatlar): 12, plus Republic of Karakalpakstan and city of Tashkent.

President and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers--Islam Karimov

• President and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers--Islam Karimov
• Prime Minister--Shavkat Mirziyaev
• Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament--Ilgizar Sabirov
• Speaker of the Legislative Chamber--Diloram Tashmukhamedova

Principal Government Officials
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent